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[Jonathan Lange <jml@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 6:07 PM, Jeroen Vermeulen <jtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 2010-11-18 23:48, Jonathan Lange wrote:
>
>> AIUI, we need it for some tests, and we need it for deployment. Why
>> not get the tests to generate the wadl just-in-time, and have a
>> separate make target for things that need to be done on deployment?
>
> Did you really just juxtapose the phrases "generate the wadl" and "just in
> time" in a proper sentence?  My compliments.  ;)
>
> But that aside, much as I like the thought of not building the wadl during
> development, wouldn't it invite hiccups in deployment?
>
>
>> Also note that there's a 'make compile' step which builds practically
>> everything you need for most tests, and does *not* build wadl.
>
> That does sound like it justifies what you said earlier.  Developers
> shouldn't have to predict such subtleties.  Is the WADL secretly a test
> resource that we set up too aggressively?
>

To my mind, yes. However I believe it is also something that needs to
be present on a deployed production system.

I don't see how having a clear step "make deploy" that depends on
"make build" would invite hiccoughs in production.

jml